Kenyan case law

Hakika Transport Services Limited v Isaac Onyango & Compamy Advocates (Miscellaneous Application E024 of 2023) [2023] KEELRC 2829 (KLR) (9 November 2023) (Ruling)

Kimani & another v Safaricom Kenya PLC Limited (Cause E535 of 2020) [2023] KEELRC 2930 (KLR) (8 November 2023) (Ruling)

✦ The court does not have the requisite jurisdiction to entertain the Claimants' Application

Nzoki v Kenya Power & Lighting Co Ltd (Cause 1983 of 2017) [2023] KEELRC 2798 (KLR) (8 November 2023) (Judgment)

✦ The court finds the suit not prematurely filed and the termination was fair.

University Academic Staff Union (UASU) v Garissa University; Ministry of Labour and Social Protection & another (Interested Parties) (Miscellaneous Case E088 of 2023) [2023] KEELRC 2778 (KLR) (8 November 2023) (Ruling)

✦ The court should register the CBA 2013-2017 between UASU and Garissa University.

Association of Muslim Lawyers & another v Governor, County Government of Nairobi & 2 others (Employment and Labour Relations Petition E184 of 2022) [2023] KEELRC 2808 (KLR) (8 November 2023) (Ruling)

✦ The court granted leave to amend the petition

University Academic Staff Union (UASU) v Egerton University; Mininstry of Labour and Social Protection & another (Interested Parties) (Miscellaneous Case E086 of 2023) [2023] KEELRC 2803 (KLR) (8 November 2023) (Ruling)

✦ The court finds that there is an agreement between the Applicant Union and the Respondent, but it is not a valid CBA as it has not been registered.

Sauti ya Rehema Radio & Television Network Ltd v Ephraim Oduor Ochieng (Appeal E029 of 2023) [2023] KEELRC 2788 (KLR) (8 November 2023) (Judgment)

✦ The Court dismisses the appeal with costs to the Respondent

University Academic Staff Union (UASU) v Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology; Ministry of Labour and Social Protection & another (Interested Parties) (Miscellaneous Case E084 of 2023) [2023] KEELRC 2791 (KLR) (7 November 2023) (Ruling)

✦ A Collective Bargaining Agreement became a binding contract only after registration by the Employment and Labour Relations Court, and the failure to involve the Salaries and Remuneration Commission rendered the CBA invalid.

University Academic Staff Union (UASU) v Chuka University; Ministry of Labour and Social Protection & another (Interested Parties) (Miscellaneous Case E087 of 2023) [2023] KEELRC 2783 (KLR) (7 November 2023) (Ruling)

✦ The court held that the CBA was not registrable by the court due to the inordinate delay in forwarding it for registration and the subsequent implementation without registration.

Anzins v Chairman, Riara Valley Management (Cause 318 of 2017) [2023] KEELRC 2787 (KLR) (7 November 2023) (Judgment)

✦ The court finds that termination of the Claimant’s employment was neither substantively justifiable nor procedurally fair.

Lintons Place Limited v Kamau & 2 others (Appeal E064 of 2022) [2023] KEELRC 2901 (KLR) (6 November 2023) (Judgment)

✦ The appeal is allowed, and the judgment of the learned magistrate is set aside. The goods attached in execution of the decree are immediately and unconditionally released. The case is to be heard afresh before any other learned magistrate.

Mwangi v Loxea Limited (Cause E583 of 2021) [2023] KEELRC 2771 (KLR) (6 November 2023) (Judgment)

✦ The Court found that the termination of the Claimant's employment was unfair and unprocedural.

Shikuku v Borderless Tracking Limited (Cause 537 of 2019) [2023] KEELRC 2735 (KLR) (3 November 2023) (Judgment)

✦ The Court finds the termination unfair and unlawful, and the withholding of terminal dues unlawful, illegal, and void ab initio. The claimant is awarded compensation and other remedies.

Wariahe v Teachers Service Commission (Employment and Labour Relations Petition E011 of 2023) [2023] KEELRC 2777 (KLR) (3 November 2023) (Ruling)

✦ The petition is statute barred and dismissed.

Ogada v Fargo Courier (Appeal E113 of 2023) [2023] KEELRC 3135 (KLR) (3 November 2023) (Judgment)

✦ The Court allows the appeal and substitutes the order of the trial court apportioning liability at 50% with an order of 100% liability as against the respondent.

Ibwaga & 84 others v Attorney General (Employment and Labour Relations Petition E071 of 2023) [2023] KEELRC 2802 (KLR) (3 November 2023) (Ruling)

✦ The Employment and Labour Relations Court has jurisdiction to hear and determine disputes relating to employment and labour relations.

Namonyo v Barasa (Cause 261 of 2018) [2023] KEELRC 2773 (KLR) (3 November 2023) (Ruling)

✦ The Court allows the amendment and transfers the case to the Employment & Labour Relations Court Station at Bungoma or Kakamega for trial.

Kenya Shipping Clearing & Warehouses Workers Union v Maya Limited (Employment and Labour Relations Cause 898 of 2018) [2023] KEELRC 2794 (KLR) (3 November 2023) (Ruling)

✦ The court dismissed the application due to the time-barred nature of the application and the Respondent's arguments regarding the application being brought under the wrong provisions of the law.

Matiru v Judicial Service Commission (Cause E006 of 2023) [2023] KEELRC 2774 (KLR) (3 November 2023) (Ruling)

✦ The claim is time barred.

Osoro v Unilever Kenya Limited (Cause 78 of 2020) [2023] KEELRC 2769 (KLR) (3 November 2023) (Judgment)

✦ Claimant's termination was valid and procedurally fair, but no exemplary damages awarded.

Songole v Nairobi City Water & Sewerage Company (Employment and Labour Relations Petition E103 of 2022) [2023] KEELRC 2801 (KLR) (3 November 2023) (Judgment)

✦ The Petitioner is not entitled to the reliefs sought.

Universities Academic Staff v Kirinyaga University (Cause 2 of 2022) [2023] KEELRC 2747 (KLR) (3 November 2023) (Ruling)

✦ The court allows the respondent's objection and strikes out the Chamber Summons with costs.

Mwaniki v Kenya Union of Comercial Food and Allied Workers (Petition 1 of 2021) [2023] KEELRC 2776 (KLR) (3 November 2023) (Ruling)

✦ The court grants the stay of execution pending the hearing and determination of the appeal.

Adpack Limited v Makau (Appeal E223 of 2022) [2023] KEELRC 2764 (KLR) (3 November 2023) (Judgment)

✦ The appeal is allowed, and the trial court's judgment is set aside. The respondent is ordered to pay costs of the appeal.

Kuria & 13 others v Kartasi Industries Limited (Cause E531 of 2022) [2023] KEELRC 2736 (KLR) (3 November 2023) (Ruling)

✦ The application is dismissed with costs.